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If f ? P.L4TTSM0D WEEKLY 3 THE JOUMAL u ill " BE JUST AND FEAR NOT." ' f VOL. 13, SO. 6. PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1894. $1.00 f SS?&5r. i 1 i ART COUPON. i i I I i I I I i I 1 ART SERIES NO. 1. "Midway Types' Coupon No. 2. The Co a pun N umber Changes Every Week. ty"Send or bring to Tbi Jocb kal. six of these coupons, con secutively nam be jd, with ten cents In coin, and you will re ceive Portfolio No. 1 of the 'Mid way Types. For particulars Bead below. I .i SCENES FKOM MIDWAY PLAISANCE." Tue Weekly Journal is permitted to introduce its readers to anumerosity of Beetles of that famous side-:-bow to the late Columbian exposition Mid way Plauance. You will cot be forced to travel, like last summer to Chicago, to see these scenes, but you will be privileged to sit in your own home with your wife and children around you, and com face- to face with fine engravings and photographs of the many queer people and quaint scenes which interested more people than did the big fair itself. With the old Greeks to see was to know. The Fame word which expressed the act of vision denoted lso the pre cep'ion of the mir.d. Nor may it be doubted thwt of all the avenues le twwn the inwaid and spiritual soul of man and the outward and visible worl" of tangible things, the sei.&e of sight is the briehtfst and most delightful. Visi n is the twrse alike of informa tion and ideality, the open way of knowledge and of dreams. The advantages of pictorial repre entation as a means of informing and Tifvm? cm htrdlv be exaggerated. Wherovpr I vel Is practicable there i" a lens with its quick flash of lit ht and swiftlv caught imsre of natnrp and man ha crme in to snnplv the defi cipnev and to transmit to di ant home th pictnr and vision of realitv. Listen: Each week cut out the an coupon primed in this papei, teginuing ou Thursday, January 25. and put it aside. Six of luese coupons consecu tively numtered and ten cent will obtain for you portfolio No. 1 of the famous "Midway Types." F-nch port folio will contain 20 paees and 16 portfolios concludes the set. The whole series will make you one of the most valuable art collection s:ich as cannot be often secured. For your own pleasure and for the education of your children, yoo should have the com plete series and you should seize the opportunity now. If you are already a subscribe for The journal all that is re quired is to save your coupons and pennies. If you are not a rt.'ular sub scribT send us your name and address and the paper will be sent to you ev9rv week for one dollar per year, if paid in advanc, or 81.50 if paid at the end of the year. The Journal. Bishop lioDMnm Arrested. The long draw out and bitter dis sensions in the Catholicchurch in this diocese culminated Saturday evening at Lin col a in the arrest of Bishop Bnacum for criminal libel upon a complaint filed by Father Corbett of i'almyra. The proceedings were con ducted bo quietly that but few people of the city knew of the interesting de velopments. The bishop was taken be fore Justice Spencer, where he entered his personal recognizance in the sum ot 8500 to appear for trial on Feb 6 There has been trouble betweer Bishop Bonacum and several priests of his diocese for many months. The bishop's displeasure seems to have been especially directed toward Father Corbett, and the attempt to remove him from the church at Palmyra last week was duly chronicled in the paperB at the time. It was upon the letter in which the bishop removed Father Corbett that the action for criminal libel is based. It is as follows: Bishop HousB, Liscols, Neb., Jan. 17, 18M. To the Members of the Catholic Congregation 'orhlpine at Palmyra, Otoe county. Neb.: i Is my pajuful duty to inform you that I have suspended the Rev. 11. J. CorLett from the ex erciee of the sacred ministry. And I warn all . good Catholics not to hold any communion in things spiritual with the said Corbett nor to assist in any religious service or ctremony which he may rashly perform or attempt to perform during the time of his suspenBion. 1 HOVAS BoNArXM, BUbop of Lincoln Diocese. Father Corbett was abseut from Palmyra when the above letter was written and was deeply chagrined upon his return to find that fce bad been suspended in so summary a manner. lie came to Lincoln aud af ter a consultation with friendti, em ployed Attorney R. D. Stearns and commenced the action for libel. Tie case has been set for trial on February 6. at which time it is believed that mnny facts in connection- with the internal troubles of the diocese will be brought to lieht. i i i - i i i i i i i I i 1 CLOSE TO THE GOAL ! Plattsmouth' New Quarter-Million Industry Almost Assured. BERT PARKER IS LIBERATED. Complainant Depart and His Case Is Dismissed The Weekly Herald Of fice Is Visited By a Serious Fire Other Gatherings. The mass meeting of Friday night has seemingly worked no end of good toward the raising of the necessary bonus for the quarter-million industry. The several members of the executive committee were faithfully at work on Saturday, and as a result of their labcrs it is now stated that there only remains about $10,000 to raise to com plete the required bonus. This sum the committee feel certain will be sub scribed before the end of the week. The generous subscription of the Doveys on Saturday, who subscribed themselves for a large amount, set the ball rolling in good style, and the com mittee met with such good fortune all along the line that they now feel truly enthusiastic. The completion of the bonus, and that it will be completed seems posi tive, means the commencement of truly prosperous times vfor Platts oiouth. The Nebraska town which is first to recover from the late financial crisis will be certain to remain at the front if the proper effort is made ny ner citizens io iur ther the advancement already made. A stronsr and steady pall will com plete the bonus. Let no effort be spared to reach that end. Bert 1'arkrr CWoes Free. Bert Parker, who was brought down troni Fremont last week and lodged in the county jail to await a preliminar) examination on the charge of attempt ing a criminal assault on a little girl some eighteen months ago out neai Manley, has been freed. The knuwl edge came to the sheriff on Honda that the parents of the little girl oi whem Parker attempted the assault have been absent from the county foi j tome time and their whereabout j is unknown. The sheriff com-j muHicated the facts to County Attorney Travis and the latter, seeing that to proceed with the case meant simply to pile up useless costs on the countv, at once decided to enter a nolle, and cause Parker's dismissal.. With this end in view Parker was brought over from jail and after beint taken before County Judge Ramsey was formally discharged Young Parker, who appears to be a pretty much all-round tough, hap been engaged in a similar escapade once before. Several years ago be was arrested and tried on a similar charge brought by a man named Jones, who alleged that Parker bad been intimate with his daughter. ' In this case Parker escaped punishment on account of bis parents swearing that he was undei eighteen years of age, and as the girl was also under the age of consent, the charge of rape would not be applicable. Serioua Blaze At the Herald Office. The Plattsmouth Weekly Herald office on Vine street was the scene of a fire early Sunday morning and as a result is almost a total loss. The fire alarm was sounded by Nightwatcb Woodson and the White hose company turned out in short order, but the fire, having commenced within the build ing, had already created such havoc that the turning on of water was ot little avail. Blancbard & Potter, the publishers, main ain that the blaze was the work of an incendiary. The lo3s will reach almost $5,000. which amount was covered by $2,600 in in surance, $600 being on the building and $2,000 on the stock. The "Phoenix" of Hartford and the "Hartford" of Hartford carried the. insurance through Sam Patterson's agency. The Herald was established in 1857 and was one of the oldest publications in Nebraska. It was the flerald which contained a call for volunteers which resulted in the organization of the first Nebraska company to par ticipate in the civil rebellion. Messrs. Blanchard & Potter have oeen in the city less than a year and J as the paper-basket been conducted in an offensive manner, they cannot conceive who would seek to burn them out. Thev have avowed their inten tions, however, of securing a new out fit and resuming the publication of the paper. Bert Parker Not Guilty. Attorney Matthew Gering received a telegram from Fremont on Thursday stating that the jury in the case of the state vs. Bert Parker had returned a verdict of not guilty. This is quite a victory for Matt, for the reason that the evidence was nearly positive against Parker, but the circumstance of the railroad detective being impli cated with him gave the case the ap pearance of a put up job. A aispatch from Fremont in Thurs day's World-Herald says: "Judge M Archer, A. Clark, John Tighe. Wm. Brantner, Cbas. Martin, John and Charles Rutherford and Mrs. Jane Batchelor, mother of Bert Parker, of Plattsmouth, were in the city as wit nesses in the case of the state against Parker, charged with breaking into a freight car of the Llkhorn. The first witness examined was Hans, who tes tified to being employed by the Elk horn railway as a special detective. He declared he saw P;rker break tbt seals of three freight cars and from the last take a bucket of tobacco ; that be presented his revolver and com pelled Parker to return the bucket to i be car and then took him to the po lice station. "Parker testified that he bad just come from Council Bluffs in an empty freight car and was looking for an empty box car to pursue his journey to Norfolk when he met this man. who proved to be Hans, but whom he sup posed to be, like himself, looking for a chance to secure a free ride. Hans, he said, asked him where he was going, and, upon being in formed, said he was going there, too. They went along the train, hunting for an empty box car; at lengtu uans ioia mm ne thougLt a certain car was empty ; he cot up between the cars and found the seal broken, so he removed it and opened the end door, but found the car loaded with merchandise and in formed nans that he would not ride in a car that was loaded.- The train soon pulled out and they walked down the track toward the city and when near an electric light Hans pulled his iun and arrested him and took him to lie police station. The jury, late 'Vednesflay evening, brought in a ver liet of not guilty. "State's Attorney Hollenbeck, as sisted by J. E. Frick, prosecuted, and non. Matthew Gering, assisted by Robert Stinson, very ably defended Parker." Demise of Nels V. Aagard. Nels C. Aag-ard, proprietor for two years paBt of the Sixth street black smith shop, departed from this life Sunday morning at about eleven o'clock at his home on South Tenth street. His rilment was inflammation of the bowels, from which he had suf fered for only a few days. Mr. Aagard was of Danish descent and was an in dustrious and honest citizen. He is survived by a wife and one child, to whom is extended the sympathy of many friends in their sad loss. The deceased was a member of lodge No. 8, A. O. U. W.; Cass Camp, No. 332, Modern Woodmen, and lodge No- 146, I. O. O. F. His widow and child will receive insurance to the amount of $5,000 from the A. O. U. W. and the Modern Woodmen. Awaiting the Assayer's Report. The article which appeared in these columns last week regarding the gold find has created a great deal of com ment from or many exchanges, the majority of them classing it as a news paper fake and nothing more. Once more we desire to inform the public and brethren of the press generally that the Courier-Journal never exag gerates; neither does it wiltully lie. Recent developments more than sub stantiate all that we claimed last week. The gold has leen found, just as was nnticipated, and has been sent to Colorado to the assav office to deter mine just what it will pan out per ton, and until returns are received work has been abandoned in the mine. All eves are turned toward Louisville, the coming town of Nebraska. Louisville Courier-Journal. Frank C. Burlingame, a brakeman employed bv the Burlington, lost his left leg at Lincoln Tuesday afternoon. He was standing on the end of a train of cars that was being shifted in the yards, when he lost his balance and fell to the tracks. The cars passed over the lower portion of the left leg, necessitating amputation between the ankle and knee Burlingame. is a single young man. He was removed to the hospital, and will recover. THREE CAR ROBBERS Arrested and Bound Over to the District Court. A. B. SMITH TUSH'S UP ALL 0. X. He Had Been at Haigler, Neb., Attending to Business Matters and Is Now at Home An Kim wood Wife Beater Notes. They Have Been Bound Over. The police and B. & M. detectives have at last unravelled the mystery sui rounding the burglary of a freight car in the yards here last Saturday night, and have arrested the guilty parties beyond a doubt. Several days ago, while John Claus was hunting in the hills south of town, he discovered a keg of liquor bidden away, and re ported his find to the police. On the same day the police found several men under the influence of liquor taken from the keg, and several anests fol lowed. The men were put through a process commonly called "sweating," which resulted in three of them being cleared of a charge of stealing the liquor. One of them, Oswald Sbubert, however, was held. Last evening Marshal Grace arrived with Ed Robin son, who was arrested in the vicinity of Kartlett. Iowa, after a chase of sev eral miles through the woods. The third member of the gang was arrested at Lincoln by a B. & M. man, and brought back yesterday morning by Marshal Grace. He is a well-known young man living with his parents in this city, and has heretofore borne a very unsavory reputation, having served a term in the reform school at Kearney. Upon being placed in the 'sweat-box" this young man turned state's evidence on bis companions and told all the particulars of the affair The other two boys also made confes sions, shifting the crime off themselves and on their companions, so that the prospects of all spending a term at Lincoln is decidedly good. Some in ducement in the way of clemency was evidently held out to the young man arrested at Lincoln in order to obtain bis confession, but it is hardly probable that the persons who offered him clemency in exchange for his confession will be able to de liver the goods. The trio were taken before Judge Archer this morning for a preliminary hearing, and were all bound over to the district court under bonds of $200. Robinson and Shubert were committed to jail in default of bond, while the nameless young man was released on his own recognizance. In addition to the keg of liquor called "kimmel," the boys took a case of bottled whisky of the "Jackson Club" brand. The case contained forty-four bottles, which the trio di vided among themselves and then smashed and burned the case. "Midway Types. 'T'HOSE INTERESTED IN ART Should not fail to cast an eye at the First column on this page. A perusal of that column will demon strate what an Extraordinary Offer THE JOURNAL makes its Readers, and of which none should fail to take advantage. A B. Smith Turns Up All O. K. A dispatch from Denver in Wed nesday's Bee brings the information that A. B. Smith had disappeared from his home in that city on Sunday. The dispatch is as follows: Denver, Jan. 30. Soon after six o'clock Sunday evening A. B.Smith, civil engineer for the Lincoln Land company left his house and nothing has been heard or seen of him Bince. He left the house without money or overcoat, and his wife thought be bad simply gone for a walk. Foul play is feared. The police are at work on the case. Baxter Smith, a nephew of Anselmo B. Smith, received a telegram from Denver last evening stating that A. B had been heard from and was all right. When Mr. Smith left his Denver home on Sunday evening be went to Haigler. eb.. where J.R. Porter lives. Porter d Smith are interested in several land deals and are mixed up in litiga tionNwitb other parties, and it was tbh business that induced Smith to visit Haigler, An Elmwond Wife-Beater. Thomas Glennon of Elm wood was arrested and brought before Justice Beardaley yesterday afternoon cn the charge of pounding and beating his wife, who is a cripple, and her son, Emery Brant. His bond was fixed at $350 to appear for trial, but be was un able to raise the amount and was sent to jail to await the coming of County Attorney Travis, who journeyed thither from this city today, when the trial will be held. Public sympathy seems to be with the woman and her son. The quarrel arose over some horses that were in the barn. The Filbert Habeas Corpus Matter. Jas. B. Filbert, the relator in the somewhat famous Filbert habeas corpus matter, is again in the city. Mr. Filbert arrived from his home at Bloomington, Ind., last Friday, and his mission here is to make another endeavor to secure possession of Ms two children, over whom has already been bad a lively legal tussle. Accord ing to Judge Chapman's decision in the matter. Filbert was required to show that he was the possessor of a home where be could take the child ren. Filbert now alleges that be has the required "home" and also the means with which to educate and sup port the children, and he is now on hand to make another demand for them. It is understood that Judge Chapman will entertain the applica tion on Feb. 5. The two children are still In the custody of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schroder at Cedar Creek and have a comfortable home, indeed. The latter intend contesting Fibert's claim to their utmost. Mrs. Elisba O'Neill, who left this city some three months ago for Orange, California, in an effort to regain her health, writes to The Journal that she is greatly improved and feels con fident that on her return in the spring she will have entirely recovered. J A FRIGHTFUL DEATH. A Seven-Year-Old School Girl Is Killed by the Cars. HAS ABANDONED THE SUIT. Dr. Powell Practically Admits That His Tale or Being Bobbed at the tfoos Hotel Was a Fake, Pure and Simple Local Affairs. The news of a frightful accident at Glenwood, Iowa, nine miles east of this city, was brought to town last Friday by passengers on the Burling ton's west-bound passenger train, No. 5. While the train in question was dropping down the heavy grade into the station, a little seven-year-old girl, while on her way to Bchool, stepped on the track directly in front of the fast moving train. Engineer Sigourney was handling the throttle, but be was powerless to even Blacken the speed of bis engine, and in a few brief seconds the engine pilot struck the little un fortunate and hurled her high into the air. She fell onto the adjoining track with her head on one of the heavy steel rails. The little girl was hur riedly picked up. but htr skull was found to be badly fractured and the life spark bad apparently departed in stantaneously. Noneof the passengers or attaches of the train were able to inform The Journal representative as to the name of the unfortunate child. Later People from Pacific Junc tion, just across the river, who were in the city Friday afternoon, state that the name of the little girl was Mc Bride. Her mother was a widow. Dropped the Suit. Dr. Powell, the strange young physician who laid claim last week to having been robbed of $35 and a gold watch while a guest at the Goos hotel and who afterwards commenced suit before Justice Archer against the hotel proprietor for the amount of the missing watch and money, has left tba city. His departure occurred several days ago and before going be gave no tice that he had abandoned the suit. At the time of the supposed theft the police were not slow to brand the doc tor's story as a rank fake, and his subsequent actions go to show that they did not prophesy amiss. Before leaving the doctor forgot to leave the amount of his week's board bill, but the hotel people protected themselves by seizing a case of medicine and surgical instruments which they will keep until the young disciple of Ht'" pocrates remits the bi'l. Journal readers should not fail to clip the art coupons wnicb appear daily in this paper. 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